Prescribing high doses of vitamin supplements to ageing baby
boomers with vision loss due to macular degeneration - the leading
cause of blindness in patients over 50 years old - could save the
North American health care system more...
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven is introducing Bravo! Foods Looney
Tunes branded Slammers vitamin-fortified milk in up to 5,300
participating 7-Eleven stores this week. Slammers Fortified Reduced
Fat Milk will be available in four flavors...
The maker of 7 UP unveiled its new energy drink, called dnL, at a
visitor attraction in Orlando this week. The bright green product
is billed as the "upside-down" 7 UP and targeted to teenagers and
young adults.
American Herbal Products Association has submitted comments to the
FDA on the agency's new adverse event reporting system. In a
letter, the trade association pointed out the inconsistency of
consumer access to the FDA's...
The infant nutrition division of Abbott Laboratories, Ross
Products, is to launch what it claims is the first soy infant
formula supplemented with DHA and ARA, on the US market.
Mergers and acquisitions in the food industry continue this week
with acquisitive Canadian company Stake technology taking over US
ingredients company Opta Food Ingredients at the price of €28m. The
move marks a bid by Stake to build...
The energy food market will increase its dependence on science to
help develop products that meet the specific needs of a wider
variety of population segments, said Ted Ziemann, president of
leading agri-giant Cargill's Health...
Leading US vitamins and supplement maker Weider Nutrition is
launching a new supplement for prostate health under the company's
Schiff brand.Schiff claims that the formula is one of the first to
use calciumD-glucarate, a patented...
Isoflavone-enriched soy proteins fail to increase bone mineral
density in young women, according to a new study by researchers at
the University of North Carolina in the US. While a small study,
the findings throw into doubt the claims...
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two complaints
against a leading British tea company for making misleading claims
about the health benefits of tea. The incident highlights the
problematic area of advertising...
With growing interest in the role played by genes on health, the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the US is conducting a
study, called DIGEST, to examine the interplay of genes and diet on
the body's detoxifying machinery.
A report by America's Juice and Smoothie Association (JASA), shows
that the juice and smoothie business has topped 1 billion in sales
for the first time.
Increasing dietary intake of vitamin E could help reduce the risk
of developing Parkinson's disease, according to research published
this month in the journal Neurology. Setting out to examine
if there was any positive impact...
US firm Balchem, which specialises in encapsulated products for the
health and feed industries, said it has achieved third quarter
records in both sales and net earnings, following growth in both
the ARC Specialty Products and Encapsulates...
Nature's Sunshine Products, the US-based manufacturer of
encapsulated herbs and vitamins, remained consistent with poor
recent performance and reported a 5 per cent drop in sales revenue
for the third quarter. The company saw...
The link between dietary fat intake and heart disease is strongly
linked to genes, according to research reported in today's rapid
access issue of Circulation. Researchers suggest that the
information could be used to help formulate...
New report reveals that growth in value-added products designed for
specific applications is set to drive the food additives market in
the US. Flavours will gain nearly fifty per cent of the market,
with alternative sweetners revealing...
A new study by Organic Monitor finds that the European organic
juices market has been expanding at over 20 per cent a year since
1998 and by the end of the year, sales of organic juices in Europe
are projected to reach €90 million.
US flavoured milks company Bravo! Foods International has
introduced Slammers Reduced Fat Fortified Milk, its first
nutritionally enriched flavoured milk range.
US maker of herbal and medicinal teas Flora is introducing Bija
Healing Teas to the American market. The teas, which come in nine
different formulas, will create a new category, according to the
company - functional teas.
New research suggests that losing even modest amounts of weight can
pay off in better health. Researchers at the University of North
Carolina report in Obesity Research this month that losing
weight decreases activity of a key enzyme...
Canada's Federal Court last week fined four leading vitamin
companies C$3.875 million (€2.5m) for their role in a price-fixing
conspiracy. Degussa, Lonza and Nepera and Reilly Industries of the
United States were all charged...
The US' National Center for Complementary and AlternativeMedicine
is to fund a $1 million study to investigate the implications of
complementary and alternative medicine used by the American public.
A recent study conducted by herbal and supplement maker OCT USA
found that two of its herbal extracts have a positive effect on
bone metabolism. The company said they could be used by women to
protect against the bone-wasting disease...
Bristol-Myers Squibb company Mead Johnson Nutritionals has
submitted its intent to launch its latest product, Enfamil
LactoFree Lipil infant formula, to the US Food and Drug
Administration. The company is aiming to introduce the new...
Study results presented this weekend at the American Dietetic
Association's annual meeting showed that patients with type 2
diabetes who used calcium-rich meal replacements in conjunction
with a prescription appetite suppressant...
An innovative approach to test Chinese herbal medicine using
Western research methods has been devised by oncologists in Hong
Kong to evaluate the role of herbal medicine in a conventional
treatment programme.
Sports supplements may be a very new concept in India, but
Mumbai-based company Plethico Pharmaceuticals has launched what it
claims is India's first international level protein supplement for
sports nutrition.
Britain's Alzheimer's Society has published what it claims is the
biggest review to date on the use of ginkgo biloba for the
treatment of dementia. It said there is promising evidence that
taking ginkgo biloba can improve...
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, which recently began divesting
its health and functional foods unit, reported nine-month sales for
the year were up 11 per cent in local currencies, driven by strong
growth in pharmaceuticals.
Lonza Ltd and Lonza Inc, both subsidiaries of Swiss chemicals
company Lonza Group, have filed a series of patent infringement
lawsuits against supplement companies Carnitech, Barrington,
Stauber and Axel Chemical in the US.
The infant formula oils made by US-based Martek Biosciences, could
soon be used by formula manufacturers in Canada, after being
reviewed and passed by Canada's government health agency.
One of the toughest legislations in the world on genetically
modified organisms came into force in Europe on Thursday with a new
EU Directive that strengthens 10-year-old rules on testing and
licensing GMOs used as crops or ingredients.
The US Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it had ordered
the seizure of hundreds of bottles of a dietary supplement that the
agency said falsely claimed to treat autism.
Ongoing research supported by the International Union of Food
Science & Technology reveals the value of food fortification.
In a recent paper food scientist Professor Moutairou Egounlety
discusses Gari, a cassava-based fermented...
Cognis Nutrition and Health and Kemin Foods have finally reached an
agreement in court over the marketing and promotional issues for
lutein and lutein esters products.Specific terms of the agreement
are to remain confidential between...
UK scientists identify protein components in cereal crops
responsible for the debilitating condition coeliac disease offering
hope to sufferers. The findings could lead to foods modified to
remove the rogue sequence.
The use of deguelin, a natural plant extract most commonly used as
an insecticide in Africa and South America, inhibits the growth of
precancerous and cancerous lung cells, with no toxic effects on
normal cells, according to a study...
Biomerica, a global medical technology company, has been contracted
to develop a new food allergy test for the Kyowa Medex Company in
Japan, a subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, a leading Japanese
pharmaceutical company. Terms of the...
At a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science this week one expert turned nutrition ideas upside down and
another urged more evidence on the link between cholesterol and
Alzheimer's Disease.
California-based nutraceuticals firm CreAgri, which develops
antioxidant polyphenols from the pulp of olives, said it has raised
$8.3 million in its first round of venture financing. POSCO
BioVentures, DSM Venturing, Foragen Technologies...
The Office of Dietary Supplements at America's NationalInstitutes
of Health has released thethird issue of the Annual Bibliography of
SignificantAdvances in Dietary Supplement Research.
A low fat diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil,
which may increase serum estradiol levels, alters the make-up of
the mammary gland and reduces breast cancer risk, according to one
of several studies presented at...
A study of more than 400 Swedish women has found that folate
deficiency was associated with a 50 per cent increase in risk of
early miscarriage. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in
Stockholm, Sweden, also found that high folate...
US-juice business Nantucket Nectars, recently bought by the
British-owned Snapple Beverage Group, has introduced a new range of
carbonated juices called Nectar Fizz. Like its other products, the
new range is made with natural ingredients,...
New guidelines for reducing blood pressure advise increasing
potassium and fruit and veg intake, but they also stress caution
when it comes to supplements such as omega-3 and calcium, and
'unregulated' botanicals.
Agribusiness giant Cargill said on Tuesday that strong results from
its food ingredient and grain and oilseed businesses worldwide had
helped the company boost earnings from continuing operations by 25
per cent in the first quarter.
A researcher from the Institute for Nutrition Research at the
University of Oslo in Norway claims that fatty fish could have the
power to destroy cancer cells. The fatty acids from fish oils and
fatty fish can destroy the power station...
The UK's Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat
calabash chalk, a traditional remedy for morning sickness, because
samples tested have revealed high levels of lead. The Agency is
also taking immediate action to remove...
